Speed Dating with Angels
SPEEDING DATING WITH ANGELS
“Pitch Your Business Ideas”
November 19, 2009, 3 PM TO 4 PM
Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall, 20th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813
Participants have 3 minutes to pitch their business ideas to angel investors who are interested in seeing what new ideas are emerging from young people in universities and colleges. The working youth or non-students are also welcomed to take part. New business ideas can vary from conceptual to ones that are more developed.
Each person will submit a description (not more than 500 words or one page) of their business idea that will include the following:
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Your name and name of business idea.
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What is the product or service that you are going to develop?
- What is the value that will be created by this product or service for the customer/client?
- Why would there be a demand for the product or service?
- What market are you targeting?
- Does the business venture have a creative approach to reaching the customer?
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How can this venture grow?
Details of Setup and Process:
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Duration: 1 hour.
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Ten tables that can seat at least three people will be set up in a “circular” formation, in a large room.
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One or two Angels will be at each table. They would have a set of information about the participants.
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Participants will take their seat at the table.
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When the bell rings, they have three minutes to pitch at the Angels.
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The Angels have three minutes to give their feedback to the participant.
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After six minutes, the bell rings and the participant move to the next table until they’ve completed the round.
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On average, with 20 participants, each will meet and pitch to 10 Angels at 5 tables. With 10 participants, each will pitch to 20 Angels at 10 tables.
Participants are strongly recommended to attend the “How to Make a Pitch” Mini-Presentation on 17 November at the Kickoff Opening of Global Entrepreneurship Week - Hawaii on 17 November to gain tips for making the pitch.
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About Global Entrepreneurship Week
For one week from November 17-23, 2008, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things. Countries are coming together for the first time to bring about the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity: To think big ~ to turn their ideas into reality ~ to “make their mark”.
Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) is the regional director for Hawaii and will work with partners to organize a week filled with exciting programs and events to celebrate entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and inspire a future generation of entrepreneurs who will change the world for the better. The week begins on 17 November and will culminate in a day-long Summit and Fest at HPU’s Hawaii Loa campus on 22 November. Events and programs are open to universities, high schools and community colleges in Hawaii. HPU will work with local organizations to achieve the maximum reach and positive impact.
About HPU Entrepreneurship Center
Established in October, 2007, Hawai‘i Pacific University’s Entrepreneurship Center (HEC) has a three-fold mission will focus on promoting entrepreneurial ventures by members of HPU and the greater community through an integration of entrepreneurship education, outreach, and applied research. It is expected to become the cultivating site for entrepreneurial dialogue, networking, and training for all HEC participants.
Several programs and activities are being developed to facilitate entrepreneurship education at HEC. Venture internships will be structured to provide students and faculty with real work experience in early stage fast growth firms and focus on specific value adding projects in Hawaii and abroad. Additionally, undergraduate and graduate students will benefit from continuing education entrepreneurship training programs, a consulting laboratory, and student-driven business plan competitions. Accordingly, the entrepreneurship curriculums for MBA and undergraduate programs can expect to become more closely integrated, providing a smother transition between the two.
The center will also execute a number of outreach projects, which will strengthen and promote inter and intra HPU relationships with alumni and the greater community. www.hpu.edu/entrepreneurship
